Biography and filmography

Ali Mosaffa

Ali Mosaffa (علی مصفا) was born in Tehran, Iran. His father, Mozaher Mosaffa is a renowned Persian poet and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT). Mosaffa mother, Amir Banoo Karimi is also a leading scholar and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT) and the eldest daughter of the legendary Persian poet, Amiri Firuzkuhi. As a child, Ali Mosaffa discovered his interest in story writing and english, contributing to his fluency in the language. He is a graduate of Civil Engineering from the University of Tehran (UT) where he showed an interest in acting; making his debut in the 1991 film, Omid. Mosaffa went on to win the prize for best male actor the following year at the Fajr International Film Festival for his role in Darius Mehrjui's film, Pari. Mosaffa met his future wife, Iranian actress Leila Hatami on the set of Dariush Mehrjui's 1996 film, Leila. The two married in 1999 and have two children, a son named Mani (born February 2007) and a daughter named Asal (born October 2008). Ali Mosaffa is also known for The Mix, Pari, The Tower of Minoo, The Last Step, Beloved Sky, There Are Things You Don't Know, The Past, What's the Time in Your World, Death of the Fish, Duet.

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Movies (56)

Dead of Night

Dead of Night

2026

Tehran Another View

Tehran Another View

2026 · Producer

Slumber

Slumber

2026

Gesture

Gesture

2026 · Ali

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

2025 · Ali, Producer

Noah's Daughter

Noah's Daughter

2025

Guardian of the Field

Guardian of the Field

2025 · Bayram

Dead of Night

Dead of Night

2025 · Farhad

The Turtle and The Snail

The Turtle and The Snail

2025

Gesture

Gesture

2025

Accomplice

Accomplice

2023

Absence

Absence

2023 · Rouzbeh, Director, Writer, Producer

What's Left Behind

What's Left Behind

2023 · Producer

Gazelle

Gazelle

2023 · Kiani

Won't You Cry?

Won't You Cry?

2022

A Minor

A Minor

2022

The Locust

The Locust

2022 · Ghost of Hanieh's Father

Playing with Stars

Playing with Stars

2021

The House of Forgetfulness

The House of Forgetfulness

2020 · Producer

Yalda

Yalda

2020 · Co-Producer

Duet

Duet

2020 · -

Dance With Me

Dance With Me

2019 · Jahangir

A Man without a Shadow

A Man without a Shadow

2019

Orange Days

Orange Days

2019 · Majid

My Second Year in College

My Second Year in College

2019

Dressage

Dressage

2019

A Bigger Game

A Bigger Game

2018 · Doctor

Tale of the Sea

Tale of the Sea

2018

Pig

Pig

2018 · Sohrab Saidi - The Rival

Searing Summer

Searing Summer

2017

JANBAL

JANBAL

2017 · Producer

Calm Breaths

Calm Breaths

2017 · Producer

Inversion

Inversion

2016 · Farhad

A House On 41st Street

A House On 41st Street

2016 · Mohsen

Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report

Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report

2016 · Self

Death of the Fish

Death of the Fish

2016

Obesity

Obesity

2015

What's the Time In Your World?

What's the Time In Your World?

2015 · Farhad, Producer

The Past

The Past

2013 · Ahmad

The Last Step

The Last Step

2012 · Koshrow, Screenplay, Director, Producer

Beloved Sky

Beloved Sky

2011 · Dr. Shayan

There Are Things You Don't Know

There Are Things You Don't Know

2010

Who Killed Amir?

Who Killed Amir?

2006 · Amir

My Boats

My Boats

2005

Portrait of a Lady Far Away

Portrait of a Lady Far Away

2005 · Director

Somewhere Else

Somewhere Else

2003

The Party

The Party

2000 · Amin Haghi

The Mix

The Mix

2000

Tales of an Island

Tales of an Island

2000

Leila

Leila

1999 · Reza, the Husband

Minoo Watch Tower

Minoo Watch Tower

1996 · Moosa

Pari

Pari

1995 · Dadashi

All my Daughters

All my Daughters

1993

Hell, Purgatory, Paradise

Hell, Purgatory, Paradise

It's Not the Time

It's Not the Time

· Siavash

خجستگانی که در جنگ ملاقات کرده‌ام

خجستگانی که در جنگ ملاقات کرده‌ام

TV shows (10)